Living

Churches hit had by last summer’s derecho never thought they’d still be rebuilding a year later.

For Ashely Conner, a pediatric nurse for UnityPoint at Home Pediatrics Extended, you could say she was where she need to be during the derecho.

Not all the fallen trees left after the storm were turned into mulch. Some of the trunks that remained standing have found new life as yard art.

The pandemic has drastically changed the need for service dogs at facilities and for those with PTSD, prompting Deafinitely Dogs to shift its focus.

Dale Kuetter of Cedar Rapids retired from The Gazette more than two decades ago, but he’s still writing stories. He recently published his fourth novel, “Ma Bremer’s Boys,” a historical fiction novel with ties to the Cedar Rapids area.

At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, a movement is happening that carries with it potentially far reaching and lasting impacts as it pertains to how we as a society perceive mental health and well-being. When Simone Biles withdrew from gymnastics competition and Naomi Osaka took to the tennis court on the heels of withdrawing from the French Open, both athletes noted their mental health struggles.

A bad habit can start as a small, seemingly harmless choice, but if you let a bad habit fester, you may have a real mess later on.

National Parks a great way to break up along I-80